2025 AI for Good Hackathon

Dates: October 31 to November 2, 2025

AI for Good is a 48-hour hackathon that brings together students and partners, including The Link, the City of Jacksonville, and mySideWalk, to build solutions that drive social good benefits.

Follow the Devpost site below for hackathon participation information, rules, judging criteria, rules, schedule, and registration details.

2025 AI4Good Devpost Site

This hackathon is open, registration closes on October 31, 1 PM.

Seeking Support for 2025 AI4Good Hackathon

We are seeking sponsorships to support 2025 AI4Good Hackathon activities. AI4Good Hackathon is a 48-hour event that brings together students from Universities in the Northeast Florida region. The hackathon will be held during the last weekend in October at The Link in Ponte Vedra. Donations received will be used to support food and refreshments for hackathon participants and award prizes for winners. For donations of less than $5000, please follow the DSSG Give link below. For donations above $5000, please reach out to DSSG program directors.

DSSG Give Program Directors

Hackathon Location

The Link

425 Town Plaza Ave, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32081

The Link is an environment that fosters creativity, productivity, and human development. It is a premier coworking and event space with dedicated and floating desks, community spaces, lounges, and meeting rooms. The Link has facilities for showering and refreshing for event attendees.

Food and beverages will be provided during the event.

The Link at Ponte Vedra — A collage of The Link event spaces.

Participants

Open to currently enrolled college students who can participate in person during the hackathon weekend. Open to higher education students who are above 18 and studying in either a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree program.

Social Good Partner

The 2025 AI4Good hackathon aligns closely with the goals of the City of Jacksonville's State of Jax initiative by using data to drive actionable insights on the affordable housing issue in Jacksonville.

Problem Cases:

Hackathon will include three problem cases on affordable housing issue:

Build a predictive AI model to assess housing retention and displacement risk
Develop an affordability index and interactive AI tool to explore the indexes
Generate data-driven recommendations for strategic affordable housing investments

Interested in Partnering or Mentoring

The AI4Good Organization is inviting organizations from Real Estate, AI, Data Science, Urban Planning, Finance, and Investment sectors to support our upcoming student hackathon by sponsoring prizes for winning teams or offering internship opportunities to standout participants. These contributions help bridge classroom learning with real-world impact and signal your commitment to nurturing future talent.

We welcome working professionals from the above fields to serve as mentors during the hackathon, taking place October 31 to November 2. Your guidance can shape how students approach complex challenges and apply their skills in meaningful ways.

To get involved, please contact Dr. Umapathy: